Requiring basic authentication for incoming JSONv2 requests

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title: Requiring basic authentication for incoming JSONv2 requests
description: The following system property controls whether basic authentication is required for incoming JSONv2 requests.
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# Requiring basic authentication for incoming JSONv2 requests

The following system property controls whether basic authentication is required for incoming JSONv2 requests.

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**glide.basicauth.required.jsonv2**

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Enables \(true\) or disables \(false\) requiring basic authentication for incoming JSONv2 requests.-   Type: true \| false
-   Default value: true
-   Location:Add to the System Properties \[sys\_properties\] table

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</table>**Note:** To learn more about this property, see [Basic auth: JSONv2 requests](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/platform-security/sc-jsonv2-request-authorization.md) in Instance Security Hardening Settings.

**Parent Topic:**[JSONv2 web service](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/api-reference/web-services/c_JSONv2WebService.md)